
Build Your Wei Qi: A TCM Guide to Fall Immune Support Before Cold and Flu Season — What Defensive Qi Is, How Yu Ping Feng San Is Traditionally Used, a Daily Acupressure and Warming-Food Protocol, and Who Should Not Self-Treat (2026 Guide)
Build wei qi before cold and flu season: what defensive qi is in TCM theory, why autumn is the traditional season to strengthen it, how Yu Ping Feng San (Huang Qi, Bai Zhu, Fang Feng) is traditionally used, a daily acupressure and warming-food protocol with ST36, LI4, LU7, and CV6, plus who should not self-treat and the red flags that need a doctor.